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TV Archive: Tidy Up Together – PC Review

7Sep

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PC Reviews

TV Archive: Tidy Up Together – PC Review

After the popularity of the librarian tidy up game, numerous clean up games have made their way to the Steam sto re. One of these is TV Archive: Tidy Up Together. Games Together has taken the solo adventure of a tidy up game and added multiplayer elements to TV Archive so you can enjoy the clean up with your friends. Now available on Steam, you can grab TV Archive for £4.59. I'm pretty sure the TV Archive is just the backrooms of an old Blockbusters Gameplay The aim of TV Archive is really simple. Look at alllllllllll the videos on the floor, pick them up, put them on shelves. As you complete more shelves, you'll unlock skill points that unlock character upgrades. These upgrades range from looking at the map anywhere in the room to more efficient cooldown on certain skills. U...

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Legacy Edition – PC Review

2Sep

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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Legacy Edition – PC Review

Aspyr Media has moved on from the old school Tomb Raiders and have recently set their sights on The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. The Legacy edition ports the original 2011 release into the Steam library for old and new fans to pick up the controller on this classic. They're taking the hobbits to Isengard and we're heading in a different direction! Gameplay War in the North takes place just before the events of the Fellowship of the Ring. The game starts with the three main characters meeting with Aragorn in the Prancing Pony. It's an exploration into the darker side of Middle Earth and you can take up to two friends along for the ride with you. This game is the epitome of old school RPGs. All three main characters have their own, unique skill tree. Creating the perfect squa...

2Sep

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Low Budget Repairs – PC Review

Have you ever played a restoration game and thought 'damn I wish I didn't have to be so perfect'? No? Well you should have. Embrace subpar work and questionable materials in Low Budget Repairs by Gray2RGB. Take all of the fun of games like House Flipper and then see just how much of a mess you can make whilst trying to make money and not spend your own. You can grab Low Budget Repairs on Steam with console release dates waiting to be announced. Check out our other PC reviews here! Do you think I can use water to thin this paint out? Gameplay Imagine House Flipper, but you only really care about getting that cheque and dipping. That idea encapsulates Low Budget Repairs. Set in Poland in the 90s, the story starts with your lovely aunt leaving you a house. It sounds wonderful, right? ...

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs – PC Review

25Aug

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ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs – PC Review

Have you ever wanted to own a store and repair old 2000s electronics? Did you hope it would be in Japan? If that's been your lifelong dream, then you're in luck! ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs by Mandragora has finally landed on the Steam store. Fix this nokia knock-off? No problem! Gameplay ReStory takes cosy and amplifies it to the next level with simple gameplay that's easy to pass the time with. You've just opened up your own electronics cleaning and restoration store. Things start off pretty simple, with only a small number of electronics that you can work on. Flip phones, tamagotchi rip offs and game controllers are how you make all of your money in the early game. Like with many shop simulator games, you unlock additional electronics by making enough money to buy licences....

19Aug

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PC Reviews

Zombutcher – PC Review

Have you exhausted the many supermarket simulator options available on steam? Are you looking for something that scratches that itch whilst looking for something a little bit unique? Enter Zombutcher by Odius. In this butcher shop simulator you take up the reigns as a zombie butcher selling animal produce by day. By night, you lock the shutters and start selling human meat to the undead who are waiting just outside your basement. The premise of Zombutcher makes it stand out immediately due to the absolute craziness of a concept. Does the oddity live up to the hype and deseve a place in your Steam library though? We played it to find out just how good this game was. Zombutcher is currently £11.75 on Steam. Brains.... brains... brai- Oh. Sorry. Packaged chicken is $5. Gameplay Zombut...

3Aug

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PC Reviews

Dystopican – PC Review

How would you manage your time if all you had to do was sit and watch TV to earn money? Dystopicon is a new, dark time management game from Palitroque. Now available on Steam for - should you add Dystopicon to your library? Read more to find out. Sit down, put your feet up and make money watching TV. What are you doing? No. Don't look out the window! Gameplay This dystopian life sim uses point-and-click mechanics to make your way through the game. Your job is to watch tv, make money to survive and comply with the authoritarian regime that controls the world. It really is as simple as that. Earning money is easy but managing it is a whole other issue. Aside from napping, everything costs money. Eating is $2, washing is $4 and other upgrades get added to your apartment as time passe...

21Jul

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PC Reviews

LIFTED – PC Review

Time travel meets side scrolling in LIFTED by Adventure Works L.L.C. Originally names "Ari Vuktu and the Anytime Elevator", Lifted is finally coming out with its full release on the Steam store. You may have spotted our preview of the original demo which was full of positivity but does the full game live up to the hype? Up up and away! LIFTED finally reaches the Steam store. Gameplay Imagine Back to the Future but instead of the DeLorean you get have a magical elevator that takes you and your professor to different time periods. That is, essentially, what LIFTED. Ari, the slacker, just wants extra credit so he can pass his classes. Unfortunately for him, Professor Raventhorpe has other plans and needs help with his love life. The controls themselves are exactly what you would expec...

16Jun

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PlayStation Reviews

Savara – PS5 Review

It's time to please the Warrior God in Doryah Games new release Savara. This new roguelike has launched on Playstation so we grabbed it to see whether it was worth the disk space. You can grab Savara on the Playstation store for £15.99 but is it worth it? Read more to see what we think! If you're looking for other games to also add to your collection, you can read the rest of our Playstation reviews here! Slash your way from room to room Gameplay If you've played one game that belongs to the dungeon crawler genre, then the gameplay mechanics of Savara will be something you're used to. Hack and slash your way through different swarms of enemies until you either reach the end or pop your clogs. It does everything that a game of this genre should do. There is a very quick tutorial ...

12Jun

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PC Reviews

Thrifty Business – PC Review

Ever wanted to run your own 90s thrift store? Spellgarden Games is here to help with their new launch, Thrifty Business. Buy products, expand your store, and meet a cast of amazing NPCs. The world is your oyster as you expand floor by floor, railing by railing. You can get Thrifty Business on Steam right now for £12.99. An entire business? What a steal! Gameplay Opening up your own thrift shop is surprisingly easy. After a quick tutorial taking you through the basics, Thrifty Business throws you right into it. It allows you to learn at your own pace through expansion and shopping. All in all the gameplay is laid back and allows players to sink into the gradually. Anyone with any level of experience playing games could quite easily pick up Thrifty Business and get right into it. Arr...

Mystery Egg Shop Simulator: Prologue – PC Review

26May

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Previews & Early Access

Mystery Egg Shop Simulator: Prologue – PC Review

Obsessed with mini figures? Love opening mystery boxes? Rocinante Games is here to fill the hole in your heart when you're just desperate to open a plastic bag and see which figure you get with their new release. Mystery Egg Shop Simulator: Prologue is a long demo of their upcoming release. I played through the Prologue, which you can find on Steam, to see whether this game had high hopes or was going to end up in a back office never to be shelved. Mystery Egg? Don't mind if I do! Gameplay Mystery Egg Shop Simulator features the pretty generic simulator gameplay. Buy things through a shop; unload boxes from a van; stack the shelves with product; cash out customers. It adds another layer to the gameplay with the collectable mini-figures. Similar to the card elements in the game ...